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Candida albicans in patients with oronasal communication and obturator prostheses
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Mattos, Beatriz Silva Câmara de Sousa, Andréa Alves de Magalhães, Marina Helena C. G. André, Marcia Dias, Reinaldo Brito e |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Patients using obturator prostheses often present denture-induced stomatitis. In order to detect the presence of oral Candida albicans in patients with oronasal communications and to evaluate the effectiveness of a topical antifungal treatment, cytological smears obtained from the buccal and palatal mucosa of 10 adult patients, and from the nasal acrylic surface of their obturator prostheses were examined. A therapeutic protocol comprising the use of oral nystatin (Mycostatin®) and prosthesis disinfection with sodium hypochlorite was prescribed for all patients. Seven patients were positive for C. albicans in the mucosa, with 1 negative result for the prosthetic surface in this group of patients. Post-treatment evaluation revealed the absence of C. albicans on prosthesis surface and on the oral mucosa of all patients. The severity of the candidal infection was significantly higher in the palatal mucosa than in the buccal mucosa, but similar in the palatal mucosa and prosthesis surface, indicating that the mucosa underlying the prosthesis is more susceptible to infection. The therapeutic protocol was effective in all cases, which emphasizes the need for denture disinfection in order to avoid reinfection of the mucosa. |
| Related Links | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bdj/v20n4/v20n4a13.pdf |
| Ending Page | 340 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 336 |
| ISSN | 01036440 |
| e-ISSN | 18064760 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0103-64402009000400013 |
| Journal | Brazilian Dental Journal |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 20 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Brazilian Dental Journal Dentistry and Oral Surgery Oronasal Communication Obturator Prostheses |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Dentistry |
